"If you believe Jesus stands knocking at the door of the human heart, then you make sovereign the one who answers the door. I prayerfully long for the day when pastors, evangelists, and Christians in general will stop proclaiming a man-centered gospel by misusing Revelation 3:20 and drawing an emotional and often-times false response from the hearer. Jesus is not standing at the locked door of any sin-corroded human heart, longing to be let in. Jesus doesn't need the acceptance of anyone. Everyone needs His. The context of the before-mentioned verse finds Jesus not speaking to the unsaved, but to a disobedient church. It is not an evangelistic verse, nor should it be used as such. Jesus never asked anyone to let Him come into their heart. He commanded people to repent and believe the gospel. And those who repent and believe the gospel--by the grace of God alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone--will be saved." (Tony Miano)
James said: The fact is, Rev.3:20 was written to THE CHURCH. It was NOT written to the world. If you say it was written to everyone who ever lived, then YOU make the Bible contradict itself.
Ella says: James, in case you have not noticed, as children of God WE CHURCH IS THE WORLD!.. WE ARE THE WORLD, WE RE GOD'S PEOPLE... and He is our Creator.
Yes, contrary to YOUR BELIEFS the Bible is written as a guide , a manuel fordaily living to God's children... and it is purposed for ALL PERSONS AND PEOPLE GOD HAS CREATED to read and to follow...
You say if it is said that the BIble is not written for everyone, is to say that the GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN NOT FOR EVERYONE... in saying this, not only are you contradicting what God speaks, but YOU are making God out to be a liar.
Can you provide a scripture to support your statement?
AS I said your defense si as that of a religiious cult follower, because you can't face the truth of God's word going against your twisted teachings and YOUR messiah John Calvin... God will always bring forth His Truth, and HIs Truth will continue to march on long after Calinv is forgotten... and this too will soon pass, when God stirs you people to wake up...
Anytime a religious person has to come up with a thousand and one scriptures to support his/her one point, then one knows there is no truth in what you're saying... religous cults do this trying to proe their poitns of their error.
As a matter of fact Calvins did not even TRY to attempt to do any commentaries on Revelation, BECAUSE HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND It... just as he didn't understand too much indepth spiritual things in the Bible and this is why many things he came up with, and wrote about were only his thoughts of trying to understand God, and these writigns were according to his own understanding
And the ignorance of those who followed him, they are the ones who have been trying to carry his message on since his death, and it keeps getting more and more twisted each generation.
Again, where did Tony Miano gets his misinterpreatation of Revelation 3:20.. shhooo-wasss-un't from the Holy Spirit.:ROFL:,,
James, I know your pride refuses you to admit you were wrong, as you have been on many thing you believe and are in spiritual error, and can't back up or iblically supoort... but listen sweetheart, it still doesn't change my love for you... but it does postpone our wedding:yay::dancingp::peace::hearts::ROFL:
